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Take play breaks to be more effective at work.
I keep a set of juggling balls in my desk (and in my backpack), so I can take a play break whenever I need one. If I have a really intense day, building marketing campaigns for clients, and I know I will have to spend multiple hours in focused work, I make sure to designate the times when I will take a break and juggle for a few minutes. This allows me to keep my focus (and my enthusiasm) high, [...]
New Years Resolutions 2024
For 2024, my word is Enrich.This year I am focused on growth, both internal and financial.After six years of learning about cryptocurrency, trading, and technical analysis, I feel like I have learned enough to build my fortune. For centuries, clever people with a bit of capital have engaged with financial markets to generate fantastic amounts of wealth. I'm ready for that to be my story; this year, I resolve to the habits that will help me become enriched. New Years [...]
Annual Review 2023
2023 Annual Review Table of Contents Every Annual Review that I publish on this blog contains 4 parts: What were my victories? What could have gone better? How many New Year’s Resolutions did I keep? What are my resolutions for next year? To see all of my annual reviews, click here. To use my workbook to create your own Annual Review, click here. Part 1 – What were my victories of 2023? This was a good [...]
We can win the Game of Life differently
People feel life is meaningless when they don’t have goals, rules, and feedback. (These are the 3 attributes of games, according to Dr Jason Fox, that I describe in-depth in my short ebook Gamify Your Work.) Playing the game of life, and doing work that supports your lifestyle, is only made meaningful if we have goals to achieve, rules for how to play, and feedback on how we are doing. But how we play the game of life - and the criteria [...]
Tall Poppies can see farther, before they are cut down.
I want to share with you a theory I have about tall poppies. What happens to tall poppies? Tall poppies get … cut down. Tall Poppy Syndrome is a cultural belief in New Zealand, where I now live. There’s a lot of resistance when people see others daring to raise themselves up above the crowd. The proverb about tall poppies was first given to us by Herodotus, the Ancient Greek historian. He told the story of the emperor Tarquinius, who [...]
Choose Your Character in the Game of Life
The singer Beyoncé Knowles has an alter-ego she calls Sasha Fierce. When she was young in her career, and nervous about a big show, she would internally decide it was not Beyoncé going onstage, it was Sasha Fierce. This character was brave, and strong, and confident. Assuming this persona allowed her to handle difficult challenges, because she was playing a game as a character, rather than herself. Creating a persona can help you handle something difficult or challenging. When I was [...]